Press releases and statements
Cost of living crisis is making housing problems worse for 7 in 10 callers to Shelter’s emergency helpline, as charity warns of surge in homelessness
Shelter is warning this winter could be one of the toughest yet as it reveals 70% of callers to its emergency helpline say the cost of living crisis is making their housing situation worse.
Posted on 10 Nov 2022
Cost of living crisis is making housing problems worse for 7 in 10 callers to Shelter’s emergency helpline, as charity warns of surge in homelessnessShelter reacts to the Prime Minister's assurance that the government will scrap Section 21 no-fault evictions
Shelter reacts to the Prime Minister's assurance that the government will scrap Section 21 no-fault evictions
Posted on 12 Oct 2022
Shelter reacts to the Prime Minister's assurance that the government will scrap Section 21 no-fault evictionsShelter reacts to government U-turns on no fault eviction ban and social housing
Shelter reacts to government U-turns on no fault eviction ban and social housing
Posted on 11 Oct 2022
Shelter reacts to government U-turns on no fault eviction ban and social housing“Rent wall” battleground: fed-up private renters could swing the next election and two thirds say housing is key to their vote
Private renting voters could be critical in deciding the outcome of the next General Election and housing policies, like fixing private renting, will influence how they vote, according to new MRP polling carried out by Stack Data Strategy on behalf of Shelter.
Posted on 30 Sep 2022
“Rent wall” battleground: fed-up private renters could swing the next election and two thirds say housing is key to their voteShelter says the Chancellor has missed his shot to prevent a rapid rise in homelessness
Shelter says the Chancellor has missed his shot to prevent a rapid rise in homelessness
Posted on 23 Sep 2022
Shelter says the Chancellor has missed his shot to prevent a rapid rise in homelessnessMore than a million private renters hit with a rent hike in the last month
More than a million private renters hit with a rent hike in the last month
Posted on 23 Sep 2022
More than a million private renters hit with a rent hike in the last monthBailiff evictions rise by 39% in just three months as private renters run out of options
New government figures released today reveal that as the cost-of-living crisis bites, 3,405 households in the private rented sector were evicted by bailiffs in England between April and June 2022 - up 39% on the previous quarter.
Posted on 11 Aug 2022
Bailiff evictions rise by 39% in just three months as private renters run out of optionsShelter responds to fears some tenants could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebate
Shelter responds to fears some tenants could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebate
Posted on 03 Aug 2022
Shelter responds to fears some tenants could miss out on the government's £400 energy rebateHomelessness in England rises by 11% in just three months
Shelter responds to the government's quarterly homelessness statistics
Posted on 28 Jul 2022
Homelessness in England rises by 11% in just three monthsShelter calls Renters’ Reform Bill White Paper a “gamechanger” for private renters
On Thursday 16 June 2022 the government will publish a White Paper on its forthcoming Renters Reform Bill setting out the reforms to private renting that it wants to make.
Posted on 16 Jun 2022
Shelter calls Renters’ Reform Bill White Paper a “gamechanger” for private renters